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Alexander Borisovich Godunov (Russian: Александр Борисович Годунов; November 28, 1949 – May 18, 1995) was a Russian-American ballet dancer and actor. A member of the Bolshoi Ballet, he became the troupe's Premier danseur. In 1979, he defected to the United States. While continuing to dance, he also began working as a supporting actor in Hollywood films. He had several small but prominent roles in films such as Witness (1985) and Die Hard (1988). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Godunov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
He was a famous Russian-American ballet dancer who defected from the Soviet Union in 1979 and transitioned into a successful acting career in Hollywood.
He is primarily known for his roles as the assassin Karl in Die Hard and the Amish farmer Daniel Hochleitner in Witness.
He died on May 18, 1995, in Los Angeles at the age of 45.